I have been writing about the Ayatollah’s security megapuzzle for several years, but tonight I will write a bit more directly and concisely…

If, in these few remaining small steps, everything proceeds as planned (which, so far, has unfolded according to the regime’s desired course, with all internal and external pillars—whether knowingly or unknowingly—being guided toward the intended outcome in a bloody balance), one can, in fact, conclude with certainty that Ayatollah Khamenei has clarified four important matters during his lifetime:

First: The future leadership in the third phase of the Islamic Republic
Second: The opposition, both inside and outside the country
Third: Waves of domestic protests, disillusionment with powerful countries, and systematic wave-generation to control other disruptive currents against the regime’s objectives
Fourth: The internet and, more broadly, cyberspace, with unified control and management under his command

Everything you have seen or will see, from anyone and any event, revolves around these four matters.

Of course, I emphasize that this is a completely personal interpretation by a simple journalist who knows nothing but writing in this modest shop; everything I write is recorded here for reference and reminder, and now you may sit in judgment. I make no insistence on the acceptance of this analysis and free interpretation.

Let it remain as a keepsake.
Politics remains strange and ruthless.